[mythtv-users] British Tivos to be neutered...

[Another Sillyname]

And who are you going to sue?

I'm pretty sure the original UK business ceased to exist as a legal
entity some time back.

I seem to remember there was a 'hack' that allowed you to get your
listings from the network interface rather then dial up, IIRC you
could point the NIC at any source and I'm sure there were other
listings services discussed on the mailing lists.



On 16/02/2011, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
> Mike Perkins wrote:
>
>>IANAL But in the UK it's not quite so easy to get something like a "class
>>action" going, I don't even know if a comparable legal action actually
>> exists.
>
> We don't have anything equivalent over here.
>
>>However, there are consumer protection laws... I'm not holding my breath.
>
> It would all depend on the terms of the contract. I suspect that
> there's nothing anyone can do - reading the article it says the boxes
> haven't been sold for 9 years, so that's well beyond the 6 years you
> normally have to bring an action. Assuming the contract to provide
> the EPG etc is on some variation of a rolling or renewing contract,
> then TiVo can just stop renewing the contract and there's nothing
> anyone can do.
>
> So all you can do is shout loudly to make any prospective new
> customers aware that they are buying a box with a built in grenade -
> and TiVo have hold of the pin.
>
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